The company started in 1800 in Liverpool as wooden shipbuilders, and
like many builders of the time, ended up with shares in the ships they
built. This gradually progressed to shipowning and the company traded
to India, South America, New Zealand and Australia. Steamers were introduced
in 1888 and in 1893 Royden's withdrew from shipbuilding. The company formed
the Indra Line in 1901 and their main routes were then to New York and
the Far East. In 1914 three ships were contributed to the Commonwealth
& Dominion Line (Port Line), but the Santa Clara S.S Co was then formed
to operate a feeder service from the West Indies to New York and one ship,
SANTA CLARA was built to operate this route. The remaining New York service
and the ships on it, were sold to the Blue
Funnel Line in 1915 and the Santa Clara S.S Co remained Royden's only
shipping interest. In 1920 a second ship, PINAR DEL RIO was built, but
the SANTA CLARA foundered in 1924 and in 1930 the PINAR DEL RIO was sold
to the Bristol City Line and renamed CITY OF MONTREAL. This ended the
shipowning business of the Royden family.

Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data.
The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an all
inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like to
know more about a vessel, visit the Ship
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